Abstract Adaptation Pathways have emerged as promising approaches for exploring sequences of actions to address challenges in uncertain conditions. This study elaborates on how pathway approaches operate in practice by applying a learning framework that identifies guiding propositions for successful adaptation pathways. The framework is used to analyze a transformative scenario planning case study from rural Mali. Findings confirm that adaptation pathways are highly context-specific, grounded in local institutions. The study also emphasizes that the adaptation pathways process requires a sufficient timeframe to allow for cross-level interactions and institutional changes to unfold as needed. The case demonstrates that the framework can be a useful tool for reflexive learning and identifying gaps in a structured way during pathway development. However, it needs to be adjusted to specific contexts to better capture the influence of and implications for power relations and social inequality in future adaptation plans.

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在不确定条件下实现可持续的未来目标：学习框架在马里农村适应途径中的应用

摘要 适应途径已成为探索行动序列以应对不确定条件下挑战的有前途的方法。本研究通过应用识别成功适应途径的指导命题的学习框架，详细阐述了途径方法如何在实践中运作。该框架用于分析来自马里农村的变革性情景规划案例研究。调查结果证实，适应途径高度因地而异，以当地机构为基础。该研究还强调，适应路径过程需要足够的时间框架，以便根据需要展开跨层次的互动和制度变革。该案例表明，该框架可以成为在路径开发过程中以结构化方式进行反思性学习和识别差距的有用工具。